What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 senior British officer at Stalag Luft iii Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here Recorded plaque organisation: Hilton and Marston History Group.
Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey, a senior British officer held captive at Stalag Luft III during World War II, is remembered for authorizing the "Great Escape," an ambitious prisoner escape attempt that has become iconic in military history.
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